Quality Assurance Lab Technician

The Lighting Quotient; West Haven, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Lighting Quotient is seeking a QA support role in West Haven, CT to assist with factory floor quality issues, luminaire wiring, LED driver programming, and field issue evaluation. The role involves maintaining QA lab standards and preparing samples for safety certification.

Ideal candidates are pursuing electronics, electrical, or mechanical engineering and have strong analytical, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Day shift; relocation preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a quality assurance role, preferably within manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) and Vision Inspection Systems is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in data collection and analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, HACCP, and other relevant quality standards is preferred.
• Proficiency in using precision measuring tools such as micrometers.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to collaborate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Assist with quality issues on the factory floor and with wiring of luminaires.
• Assist with LED driver programming and evaluation of luminaire quality issues from the field.
• Create and maintain a log of open quality issues using MS Word/Excel.
• Help maintain a clean, organized QA lab and prepare samples for CSA/ETL safety certification.
• Support thermal and electrical testing of luminaires.

Skills

Quality assurance experience

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Education

Electronics/Electrical/Mechanical engineering student

Tools

CMM

Vision inspection systems

Micrometers

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

• Assist with quality issues on the factory floor
• Assist with wiring of luminaires
• Assist with LED driver programming
• Assist with evaluation of luminaire quality issues returned from the field
• Create and maintain a log of open quality issues in the field (requires a working knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel)
• Assist with maintaining a clean and organized QA lab
• Assist with preparing samples for submission to CSA or ETL for safety certification
• Assist with thermal and electrical testing of luminaires
• A student currently studying electronics, electrical or mechanical engineering is preferred

Experience

• Proven experience in a quality assurance role, preferably within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Familiarity with Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) and Vision Inspection Systems is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in data collection and analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, HACCP, and other relevant quality standards is preferred.
• Proficiency in using precision measuring tools such as micrometers.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively collaborate with team members across departments.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule / Shift:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate

• West Haven, CT 06516: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)